Overview
2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class appears on the official Forza Horizon 6 car list as a D Class (entry-level pace) entry in the base roster. This page focuses on what the car actually means for everyday players: how it tends to drive in its class, where it fits inside Forza Horizon 6's Japan setting, how to think about a starting tune, and which other roster entries it naturally compares against.
If you found this page while searching for a single Mercedes-Benz model in Forza Horizon 6, you are in the right place. Everything below is built around the official list fields (year, class, pack, manufacturer) plus plain-language player notes. We do not invent horsepower numbers, hidden upgrade paths, or unlock guarantees that the official list has not confirmed.
Background and Forza Horizon 6 context
The X-Class was Mercedes-Benz's first mid-size pickup, built on the Nissan Navara chassis at a shared plant in Spain. A 3.0-litre OM642 V6 turbodiesel powered the top X 350 d variant with permanent 4Matic all-wheel drive. Production ended in 2020 after weak sales, making it Mercedes' shortest-lived modern model. On the official Forza Horizon 6 car list this 2018 Mercedes-Benz entry sits in the D Class (entry-level pace) bracket inside the base roster, which is the placement players come to this page expecting to confirm against the public source. Inside the same D Class (entry-level pace) bracket, the closest comparison roster entries for players are 2013 Cadillac XTS Limousine and 2010 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, which is the D Class (entry-level pace) peer group this car is usually weighed against.
Driving feel in Forza Horizon 6
X-Class is Mercedes-Benz's only modern pickup, built on the Nissan Navara platform with a 2.3 diesel or 3.0 V6 diesel. In D-class events on Forza's mixed surfaces the X-Class is more on-road biased than the Defender or G-Class; the trade-off is the body-on-frame chassis that limits sports car-style cornering on tighter routes.
Where it shines
Use D class entries for the lowest tier of road races, learning loops, scenic photo runs, and casual lobbies where players are picking starter cars.
Tuning starting point
Tuning at this tier is mostly about tire pressure, brake balance and gearing. A small differential adjustment can already change the car a lot.
These are general starting points only, not a guaranteed competitive setup. Forza Horizon 6 community tunes that already have hundreds of downloads are usually a faster route than building from scratch, especially if you are not sure of the car's drivetrain or aero behaviour yet.
How to get 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class
This car is listed without an add-on label on the official Forza Horizon 6 source, so we treat it as part of the base roster. Forza Horizon 6 launches on May 19, 2026, and before that date the public Autoshow may not surface every base-roster car yet — players asking 'how do I get this car, it is not in the Autoshow?' on Reddit or the Forza forums usually find the answer is 'wait for launch day or a post-launch update'. After launch, base-roster cars are normally available through credits in the Autoshow, Wheelspins, Festival Playlist rewards, or the in-game showcase that introduces new vehicles.
